INGREDIENTS
3 cups
cake flour, sifted
1 tsp
baking powder
1 tsp
Dutch-process dark cocoa powder
3/4 tsp
salt
1/2 cup
unsalted butter, room temperature
2 cups
superfine sugar (see Notes)
1/2 cup
vegetable oil
2 tbsp
Red Velvet Bakery Emulsion (see Notes)
2 tsp
AmeriColor Soft Paste Gel Color in Super Black
3
large eggs, room temperature
1 1/2 cups
buttermilk, room temperature
1 tsp
baking soda
2 tsp
distilled white vinegar
1/2 cup
unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups
confectioners' sugar
1 tsp
pure vanilla extract
1/4 tsp
pure lemon juice
salt
1
(8oz/250 g) package cream cheese, softened and cut into cubes
2 cups
(about 1 pint) fresh blackberries, washed and dried
1 1/2 cups
unsalted butter, room temperature
salt
(615 g) confectioners' sugar
3/4 cup
heavy cream (whipping cream)
2 tsp
vanilla bean paste OR pure vanilla extract
Few drops of each AmeriColor Soft Gel Paste Color in Electric Purple and Regal Purple
1
bottle (1 cup) [Sweetapolita Galaxy Twinkle Sprinkle Medley OR sprinkles of your choice
1
large pastry bag, disposable or reusable
Large plain round pastry tip (I use Ateco #809)